Railway-tie



H. B. WHERLEY.

RAILWAY TIE.

Patented Nov. 1, 192,1

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UNITED STATES lHENRY R. WHERLEY, or YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

Application led October 14, 1920. Serial No. 416,815.

To @ZZ whom t may conce/ML:

Be it known that I, HENRY R. VHE'RLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail ties especially adapted for supportingrailway tracks.

An important object of this invention is to provide a railway tieconstructed principally from metal so that the same is possessed ofgreat strength and is, therefore, enabled to stand the. strain incidentto the passage of rolling stock over the rails.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metallic railway tiehaving novel means for utilizing old wood ties as filler blocks orcores.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metallic railway tiehaving a pair of upstanding shoulders which are engaged by the outeredges of the rails when the rails are positioned on the tie so as toprevent the rails from spreading.

The invention forming the subject mattei of this application aims alsoto provide a metallic railway tie which is durable, cheap to manufactureand capable of being readily positioned.

lOther objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the use of the improved metallicrailway tie,

Fig. 2 is a central vertical fragmentary longitudinal sectional viewthrough the improved tie, the view being taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.l,

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the improved railway tie, the viewillustrating the gripping means therefor,

F ig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 4 4 ofFig. 1.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral l0 designates theimproved tie which is of metal and which, as illustrated in Fig. 2, ishollow and has its ends open. Filler blocks l2 are adapted to bereceived within the end portions of the metallic casing lO and ifdesired, may be cut from old wood railway ties which are unfit forfurther use. The filler blocks or cores l2 may be of a size to snuglyfit within the ends of the casing so that accidental displacement of thefiller blocks is prevented. As illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings,the filler blocks 12 terminate short of the center of the casing 10 andmay be flush with the outer ends of the casing or may extend beyond thesame if it is desired to increase the length of the tie.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, rail sections 14 are adapted to bemounted upon the casing l0 in spaced parallel relation as is customary.The base 15 of each rail has its outer longitudinal edge in contact withthe transversely extending upstanding Shoulder 16 which is formedintegral with the upper side of the casing. The upstanding shoulders 16are formed integral with the casing, as just stated, and section. Thefunction of the upstanding shoulders is to prevent the rails fromspreading in the direction of the outer ends of the casing as the resultof the movement of rolling' stock over the rails. Each of thesetransversely extending shoulders is interrupted adjacent one end by anopening 18 adapted for the reception of a rail spike. The head of thespike engages the base of the rail and, therefore, holds the samesecurely in position. A second set of openings 20 are provided in theupper side of the casing so as to receive rail spikes engaged with theinner longitudinal edge portions of the rails. The spikes are, ofcourse, driven into the filler blocks 12 and, therefore, prevent thefiller blocks from accidental displacement.

The improved metallic railway tie may be employed to the exclusion ofwood ties in the construction of a track or, if desired, every third orfourth tie may be metal and constructed in accordance with thisinvention.

In order that the improved tie may be positioned beneath the rails, Ihave provided a pair of laterally projecting ears 22 on the sides of thecasing 10 and have apertured the same so that stout hooks may be engagedwith opposite sides of the casing for moving the casing longitudinallybeneath the track.

With reference to Fig. 3, it will be observed that the end portions ofthe casing may be provided with gripping means in the form aretriangular in cross c of a plurality of spaced lugs 24. By means of thelugs 24, the casing l() is anchored to the ground and is prevented frommoving endwise as the result of vibration due to the passage of rollingstock.

The improved railway tie is practically indestructible since the same isenabled t0 withstand the strain of supporting the rolling stock.Further, since the tie is principally of metal, the same does not rot 0rdeteriorate as the result of exposure to the weather.

In carrying out the invention the ller blocks l2 are not necessarilymade from old ties, but may be especially made from any suitable wood.

Having thus described the invention, what 1s claimed as new 1s:

A railway tie comprising a metallic casing Y Y with a wooden core,shoulders of triangular cross section projecting upwardly from the topsurface of said casing and provided with a perpendicular side adapted toengage the outer edge of the foot of a rail, anchoring projections intrellis formation formed on the under side of said casing and spacedapertures being provided in the top side 0f said casing for receivingspikes adapted to engage with said core.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

HENRY Q. VVHERLEY. [rhs]

